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Palestinian Walks: Forays Into a Vanishing Landscape by Raja Shehadeh
3 reviews
bookishmillennial's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
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Yet another incredible book that reads as part memoir, part historical text from Raja Shehadeh❤️🩹
If you haven't read more of RS's backlist, I highly encourage you to do so. I've learned so much, and have felt so moved by his stories and his narrative voice.
Free Palestine! End the occupation!
Yet another incredible book that reads as part memoir, part historical text from Raja Shehadeh❤️🩹
If you haven't read more of RS's backlist, I highly encourage you to do so. I've learned so much, and have felt so moved by his stories and his narrative voice.
Free Palestine! End the occupation!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Police brutality, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, and Racism
moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Xenophobia, and Colonisation
Moderate: War and Death
hanhantap's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
In the past week, I have been desperate to shut off my phone and no longer consume the horrible footage coming out of Palestine. In that same aspect, I did not want to shut off my brain and become apathetic; this is a notion of privilege that the innocent civilians in Palestine and Israel do not have. Instead, I am learning and reflecting and trying to better understand the homeland that is shrinking, both in Gaza and in the West Bank.
This memoir is a beautiful and heartbreaking collection of essays and history told through Raja Shehadeh's walks through his homeland. It details different points in the conflict through his own familial experience and his time as a land attorney. Putting this on as an audiobook during a run or walk was a way to better understand the struggle of the Palestian people and the tension between them and the Israeli government constantly expanding their borders and establishing settlements on tranquil and untouched land.
If you are like me and are looking to escape the horrific news coming out of Palestine and Israel while also wanting to engage in a thoughtful and productive way, I recommend reading or listening to this book. It is a quick read, but take your time with it. Take a walk. Go for a run. Pedal a bike. Take in your own landscape around you, your home, and listen to Raja speak of his.
This memoir is a beautiful and heartbreaking collection of essays and history told through Raja Shehadeh's walks through his homeland. It details different points in the conflict through his own familial experience and his time as a land attorney. Putting this on as an audiobook during a run or walk was a way to better understand the struggle of the Palestian people and the tension between them and the Israeli government constantly expanding their borders and establishing settlements on tranquil and untouched land.
If you are like me and are looking to escape the horrific news coming out of Palestine and Israel while also wanting to engage in a thoughtful and productive way, I recommend reading or listening to this book. It is a quick read, but take your time with it. Take a walk. Go for a run. Pedal a bike. Take in your own landscape around you, your home, and listen to Raja speak of his.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia, War, Colonisation, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Grief, and Death of parent
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